pâté
noun
[ ˈpateɪ ]
• a rich, savoury paste made from finely minced or mashed ingredients, typically seasoned meat or fish.
• "salmon pâté"
Origin:
French, from Old French paste ‘pie of seasoned meat’.
pate
noun
• a person's head.
• "he scratched his balding pate"
Origin:
Middle English: of unknown origin.
pâte
noun
• the paste of which porcelain is made.
Origin:
mid 19th century: French, literally ‘paste’.
